Our Mission
To enrich the Philadelphia region by exhibiting innovative
textile art from around the world, supporting the advancement of
education and awareness within the field of fiber and textile studies
and promoting community participation through city wide
projects, workshops and lectures.
Amy Orr Director
Dianne Koppisch Hricko
Assistant Director, Crane Exhibition Coordinator
dianneKH@fiberphiladelphia.org
Dianne Koppisch Hricko is an artist and educator. She is working primarily in hand dyed silk,
both one of a kind wearables and wall work. She teaches for the University of the Arts.
For more on Dianne visit www.dkoppisch.com
Bruce Hoffman
Curator, Development
Bruce D. Hoffman, Curatorial consultant for Outside/Inside the Box and FiberPhiladelphia 2012. An independent curator, Hoffman lectures on the decorative arts with a focus on contemporary textile and fiber art. The former Director of the Snyderman-Works Gallery, Bruce Hoffman was instrumental in creating the International Fiber Biennial.
Joan Dreyer
Associate Curator, Development
Joan Dreyer currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia. She is a full time professional artist who has taught as an adjunct professor at Tyler School of Art/Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and at Kean University in Union, NJ. Dreyer was awarded a New Jersey Individual Fellowship Award in January 2009.
Diane Savona
Administrative Assistant
Diane Savona is a textile artist, presenting domestic artifacts in an archaeological context. She was a fellow at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia, and a winner of a 2008 NJ Council on the Arts Fellowship Award. For more on Diane visit www.dianesavonaart.com
Melissa Haims
Social Media, Advertising
Melissa Maddonni Haims is a fiber artists based in Philadelphia. Primarily focused in knit and crochet soft sculpture, she was a 2010 NewCourtland Fellow and is an active member at the 3rd Street Gallery in Old City. Additionally, she is the Curriculum and Education Director for The Handwork Studio, a children's needle arts studio, in Narberth, PA. For more information visit www.melissamaddonnihaims.com
John Woodin
Website Manager
John Woodin, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of the Arts, is a Philadelphia based artist whose fine art photographs have been exhibited internationally and are held in private and public collections including; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, and the Library of Congress. A monograph of his work, titled: City of Memory, New Orleans Before and After Katrina, was published by the Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago. www.johnwoodin.com
Advisory Board
Harriet Abroms
Art to Wear Consultant
Carla Bednar
Executive Director, Fabric of Philadelphia
Josette Bonafino
Multicultural Youth eXchange, Executive Director, MYX
Marsha Moss
Public Art Curator and Consultant
Amie Potsic
Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Director of Career Development Program, CFEVA
Ivy Silver
Social Entrepreneur and Community Activist
Arthur Stiefel
Creative Director/Brand Strategist, Smarter By Design, Inc.
Eileen Tognini
Independent Curator
Rachel Zimmerman
Executive Director, InLiquid
Honorary Board
Camille J. Cook
President of the Illinois-based organization Friends of Fiber Art International.
Helen Drutt English
English founded Helen Drutt: Philadelphia, one of the first galleries in the U.S. devoted entirely to international contemporary craft. She is renowned as an educator, curatorial consultant, lecturer and author. Recognized as a valued resource by scholars and institutions worldwide.
Lorraine Hilleman
A community advocate and patron of the arts. She has served on the Board of the Clay Studio in Philadelphia.
Norma Klorfine
A community advocate and patron of the arts, Norma is a Trustee of the Bellevue Arts Museum, past President of The Woman's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and former Chairman of the Directors of the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.
Jack Lenor Larsen
Internationally known textile designer, author, and collector, is one of the world's foremost advocates of traditional and contemporary crafts.
Ruth and Rick Snyderman
Owners of the Snyderman Works Galleries, Philadelphia. They will be hosting the 9th International Fiber Biennial.
Gary Steuer
Chief Cultural Officer, Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy, City of Philadelphia.
Barbara Waldman
Art Advocate and Chair of the American Craft Council
